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Effect of Lateral Shoot Pinching and Shift of Drip Irrigation Site on the Number of Lateral Shoot and the Yield in White Spined Cucumber  

Lee Sang-Gyu (Vegetable Research Division, National Horticultural Research Institute)
Kang Yong-Gu (Vegetable Research Division, National Horticultural Research Institute)
Park Dong-Kum (Vegetable Research Division, National Horticultural Research Institute)
Park Kyung-Sup (Vegetable Research Division, National Horticultural Research Institute)
Heo Yun-Chan (Vegetable Research Division, National Horticultural Research Institute)
Ko Kwan-Dal (Vegetable Research Division, National Horticultural Research Institute)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.14, no.1, 2005 , pp. 52-55 More about this Journal
Abstract
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of continuous lateral shoot pinching and gradual adjustment of drip irrigation lines in improving plant health as well as fruit yield and quality in white-spined cucumber grown in the greenhouse. Grafted white-spined cucumber seedlings were established at a density of 18,000 plants per ha in a greenhouse. Main stems were pinched at 21st node. Each of the lateral shoots was pinched at the 3rd node and 2-3 fruits per lateral shoot were harvested. Drip irrigation lines were gradually adjusted to provide water to the area of maximum root concentration. Plants grown with these combined treatments produced $55\%$ more lateral shoots and 38% more marketable yield, as compared to the control.
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아들덩굴;장측지;절간장;
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